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Tobacco Factory Lectors
Factory lectors in a cigar factory entertained workers by reading books or newspapers aloud, often left-wing publications.
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Cigar Stories: El Lector—He Who Reads
Fascinating podcast from the Kitchen Sisters. Narrated by Andy Garcia, the story of the men who read to the cigar rollers as they worked in the cigar factories of Ybor City and Tampa in the early 19th century. -
Readers played important role in cigar factories
Interesting article on lectors from the Tampa Bay Times.
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Now that's an interesting bit of history I didn't know about. Very cool.